Committee

The Continuing Professional Development Committee was set up to plan and manage strategic aspects of the SSA CPD activities. The committee is comprised of members of each Branch of the Statistical Society.

The committee adopted the Royal Statistical Society definition of CPD:

“CPD is the systematic maintenance, improvement and broadening of knowledge and skill and the development of personal qualities necessary for the execution of professional and technical duties throughout the practitioner’s working life”.

Purpose

The SSA committee oversees the CPD activities of the society, being responsible for the following:

1) Reporting strategic activities to the SSA Executive.

2) Develop and promote SSA CPD Policy.

3) Facilitating and maintaining CPD activities in line with the strategic directions of the society.

4) Develop documentation on how SSA workshops and short courses should be conducted.